Talent by Blind Review: Landing a Dream Job without a LinkedIn Profile

Harris Weeks is no stranger to Blind: Their close friends had recommended they use Blind to understand the culture and total compensation offered at big tech companies.

But when they started using Blind, they soon realized it was much more valuable; Blind is a trusted professional community where people could be honest and provide support for some of the most difficult-to-ask questions.

When you need reassurance, there’s a group of people reassuring you.

No LinkedIn, no problem

In the summer, Harris was burnt out, working 80-hour weeks. They didn’t feel supported at work, so they started actively looking for a new role.

Harris did not have a LinkedIn profile. However, they had a Blind account.

An active user of Blind, they decided to give Talent by Blind a shot.

I assumed if Blind was moving into [recruiting], I could be really frank with your recruiter.

And they were. Harris was very honest with Mike August, their Talent by Blind recruiter, from start to finish.

Talent by Blind’s personal touch

Harris had never worked with an agency recruiter as a more senior professional. They also hated unsolicited, impersonal, mass recruiter emails that listed generic roles that never fit what they were looking for.

With Blind, all Harris had to do was create a separate Talent by Blind profile.

It took Harris less than five minutes to submit a profile, along with their GitHub profile. From there, Mike did his research as Harris’ recruiter. Mike took the time to learn about Harris’ complete background and needs.

I want to make sure that my experiences and qualifications are understood in context.

Harris let Mike know they wanted to improve their work-life balance to spend more time with their family. Harris also sought independence and ownership to lead high-impact projects.

Mike made sure to offer Harris only roles tailor-made for their profile and criteria. Mike never pushed any roles onto Harris.

[Mike] was a hustler. He went to my website, found my resume, read it, read my GitHub, then called me. You put in a level of effort to figure out who I was… No one’s ever done that [for me] in my job search before.

Landing the job with Talent by Blind

Mike made sure Harris was well prepared for their interview at ZipRecruiter.

“I’m really grateful because I think it was only possible for me to get there through the warm handoff that Mike gave to Matt [the hiring manager].” Harris recalled, adding that his new team’s ‘pass rates’ for job interviews was ‘sub 1%.’”

Mike was transparent and shared feedback with Harris regularly, making sure Harris was well-supported. None of Harris’ questions ever went unanswered.

Throughout the process, there’s this nice reassuring process where no one’s bulls—ting you… and if you’re not doing well, he’s going to try and find other opportunities for you immediately.

ZipRecruiter then hired Harris as a senior software engineer in only six weeks.

Living their dream job and life

Harris is now happily working at a company that genuinely accommodates their work-life balance and allows them to manage their own time.

Between flying their drone around a national park, where they live, and working on meaningful projects, Harris made a positive 180-degree change in their career and life.

It was a very good overall experience. It was well introduced. I was able to be very frank with everyone throughout the whole process, and no one was put off by it… The power imbalance [of the job interview] was lessened… [with] a trusting relationship with another person, who I felt would be honest with me.

Work with Talent by Blind

Software engineers and technical professionals trust Talent by Blind to help land jobs at some of the most innovative and fastest-growing companies.

Talent by Blind pairs candidates with recruiters specializing in senior, staff and director-level technical roles. Unlike other agency recruiters, Talent by Blind recruiters don’t have a high-pressure sales and commission structure. Instead, they focus on connecting top companies with the most talented candidates.

Contact Talent by Blind to learn how to connect with some of the most talented engineering job-seekers, or join Talent by Blind as a candidate to start earning multiple job offers from top companies.